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Raising Black Teen Boys in Turbulent Times
"It is always heartening to see women step up to the writer's table. When the results are as adroit and affecting as Marita Golden's work, it is more than satisfying; it is a cause for celebration."-Toni Morrison, Nobel Laureate
Two decades ago, Marita was the first Black writer to address the horrifying statistic that haunts all Black mothers: the leading cause of death among Black males under twenty-one is homicide. Today, police brutality rages on as millions call for the reformation of our broken law enforcement in the wake of the traumatic murders of Black teen boys like Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Daunte Wright.
Read an intimate account of a mother's efforts to save her son. Writing her son's story against the backdrop of a society plagued by systemic racism, economic inequality, and mass incarceration, Golden offers a form of witness and testimony in a time of crisis for Black Americans.
Learn how to grapple with the realities of Black America. Join Golden as she confronts the root causes of violence inflicted upon Black teen boys and reassesses the legacy of her own generation's struggle for civil rights. Explore Black boys' difficult road to adulthood in the U.S. and learn why single Black mothers are often wrongly blamed for their sons' actions.
Gain invaluable advice and knowledge from trustworthy sources. In Saving Our Sons, Golden documents her conversations with psychologists, writers, and young Black males themselves.
This book is designed to help you:
If you liked Decoding Boys, Mother & Son: Our Back & Forth Journal, The Boy Crisis or Boy Mom, you'll love Saving Our Sons.
Show moreRaising Black Teen Boys in Turbulent Times
"It is always heartening to see women step up to the writer's table. When the results are as adroit and affecting as Marita Golden's work, it is more than satisfying; it is a cause for celebration."-Toni Morrison, Nobel Laureate
Two decades ago, Marita was the first Black writer to address the horrifying statistic that haunts all Black mothers: the leading cause of death among Black males under twenty-one is homicide. Today, police brutality rages on as millions call for the reformation of our broken law enforcement in the wake of the traumatic murders of Black teen boys like Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Daunte Wright.
Read an intimate account of a mother's efforts to save her son. Writing her son's story against the backdrop of a society plagued by systemic racism, economic inequality, and mass incarceration, Golden offers a form of witness and testimony in a time of crisis for Black Americans.
Learn how to grapple with the realities of Black America. Join Golden as she confronts the root causes of violence inflicted upon Black teen boys and reassesses the legacy of her own generation's struggle for civil rights. Explore Black boys' difficult road to adulthood in the U.S. and learn why single Black mothers are often wrongly blamed for their sons' actions.
Gain invaluable advice and knowledge from trustworthy sources. In Saving Our Sons, Golden documents her conversations with psychologists, writers, and young Black males themselves.
This book is designed to help you:
If you liked Decoding Boys, Mother & Son: Our Back & Forth Journal, The Boy Crisis or Boy Mom, you'll love Saving Our Sons.
Show moreContents
Author’s Preface
Acknowledgements
Calling My Name
Trouble the Waters
An Acquaintance with Grief
Soon One Morning
Epilogue
The Dead Call Us to Remember
About the Author
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Marita Golden is an accomplished author of dozens of critically
acclaimed novels and nonfiction works, including The Strong Black
Woman. She is also the co-founder of The Hurston/Wright Foundation,
an American literary nonprofit organization that provides
workshops, classes, support, and community for talented and
successful Black writers. During her teaching career, she has
taught creative writing at numerous colleges and universities,
including Johns Hopkins University and Virginia Commonwealth
University.
Marita is the recipient of many esteemed writing and literary
activism awards, such as the International Literary Hall of Fame of
Writers of African Descent Inductee (Gwendolyn Brooks Center at
Chicago State University), the Barnes and Noble Writers for Writers
Award (Poets and Writers), and the Distinguished Service Award
(Authors Guild).
Currently, as a masterful creative writing coach and literary
consultant, Marita spends her time coaching burgeoning and seasoned
authors through the necessary stages of fear and anxiety in the
creative process.
“Marita Golden’s Saving Our Sons was revelatory when first
published and remains so today. Saving Our Sons is a superb
mother’s, artist’s, teacher’s, and community activist’s love story
of her son and by extension, all Black sons. This is a book that
provides life lessons for our daughters too. Saving Our Sons is
critical as a guide, motivator, love-note, and an avenue into
lifesaving discussions of the heart for all Black children.”—Haki
R. Madhubuti, founder of Third World Press and author of Black Men:
Obsolete, Single, Dangerous (1991) and Taught By Women: Poems As
Resistance Language New and Selected (2020) “It is always
heartening to see women step up to the writer's table. When the
results are as adroit and affecting as Marita Golden's work, it is
more than satisfying; it is a cause for celebration.”—Toni
Morrison, Nobel Laureate “Marita Golden has captured the special
pain that shadows the joy of Black parenthood in these turbulent
times. Elegantly written, this book is a breakthrough.”—Chicago
Tribune “A wonderful storyteller, an uncompromising mind, Marita
Golden explores the African-American experience in a completely
original way.”—Newsweek “In this book, Marita reminds us why every
black parent should be vigilant and intentional in considering how
to steer young black boys—and girls as well—through the precarious
passage to adulthood. Saving Our Sons is disturbingly relevant in
this, the twenty-first century. It’s a compelling read.”—Nathan
McCall, author of Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in
America"One of the most important pieces of literature for Black
parents."—MJ Fievre, author of Raising Confident Black Kids
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